N.Ireland
Applications open for innovative sheep farm visit to Scotland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering sheep farmers the opportunity to take part in a...
Scotland
Agri-Business
NFU Scotland to host postponed tractor rallies this weekend
NFU Scotland has announced the rescheduling of its postponed tractor rallies, which will now go ahead this weekend, February 1-2,...
Rural Life
4 lynx illegally released into Scottish Highlands - RZSS
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has announced it has successfully captured a total of four wild lynx, which...
Sheep
Three sheep die and 57 rescued following flooding in Scotland
Three sheep died and 57 were rescued after becoming stranded during flooding on farmland in Scotland on the last day...
N.Ireland
FFA: IVF calf project to reduce emissions is ‘backward step’
Farmers for Action (FFA) spokesperson William Taylor, has indicated that food security should be the priority for production agriculture not...
Dairy
Introducing Hilda: Could this IVF calf transform the UK dairy industry?
A scientist in Scotland has hailed the birth of an IVF calf, that hails from a research project to develop...
Environment
Pioneering environmental baselining pilot gets underway
The first measurements of a pioneering environmental baselining pilot for agriculture start this month, with 170 farms from across England,...
Agri-Business
Scottish budget gives ‘some security’ for future of farming – NFUS
The National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has said the budget delivered by the Scottish government this week gives “some security”...
Agri Politics
Minister shares concerns over changes to inheritance tax
First Minister John Swinney will later today (Wednesday, November 13) tell farmers he shares their concerns over changes to inheritance...
Environment
Scotland pledges continued leadership during COP29
Acting cabinet secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Gillian Martin, will attend the COP29 UN Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan,...
N.Ireland
Extended time to comment on Galloway proposal confirmed
Rural Affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon has confirmed an extended consultation period for people to have their say on whether Galloway...
Farm Building
Volunteers progress with restoration of Scottish bothy
Volunteers undertaking restoration work on a derelict bothy, once hidden within the depths of a forest on Scotland’s west coast,...
N.Ireland
£15,000 of funding announced for NI farming group
The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced £170,000 of new support for nine farming groups in England, Scotland, and NI,...
Rural Life
Converting bare tenant farm into dairy unit in Scotland
By Chris McCullough Taking on a tenant farm is a huge challenge in itself, but for new entrant farmers to...
Environment
Scotland leads Under2 climate action network for a third time
Scotland has once again been chosen to chair the global climate action network, the Under2 Coalition, which is the largest...
Agri Politics
Carmichael named as rural affairs select committee chair
Scottish MP Alistair Carmichael has been elected unopposed as chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee...
Sheep
Scottish sheep farmers urged to donate to Lamb Bank 2024
Organisers of Lamb Bank 2024 are calling on Scottish sheep farmers to donate to the charitable initiative ran by the...
Rural Life
13-year-old girl charged with barn fire in Scottish Highlands
A 13-year-old female has been charged in connection with what has been described as a deliberate barn fire in the...
